Jenő Krúdy
Jenő Ödön Krúdy (also Eugen von Krudy and Eugène de Krudy ; pseudonym Tiberius von Gral ; * 1860 in Szécsény , Nógrád county ; † October 22, 1942 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian physician and amateur astronomer .
He studied medicine in Switzerland and worked as a military doctor in the Dutch East Indies . In Singapore and Bombay he began his astronomical research, which he later continued in Europe, especially in the field of the development of improved mirror telescopes . From 1913 onwards he laid down his experiences in several standard works that were very popular at the time. In 1915 the then director was Basler Flammarion -Sternwarte a member of the Royal Astronomical Society elected. Around 1920 Krúdy was director of the observatory in Lucerne .
Works
- Introduction to practical astronomy and astrophysics for amateur astronomers . Mayer, Leipzig 1913
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The modern reflector telescope in astronomy . Mayer, Leipzig, 1919
- 2nd edition revised by Albert von Brunn as The mirror telescope in astronomy . Barth, Leipzig 1930
Web links
- Literature by and about Jenő Krúdy in the catalog of the German National Library
- Lajos Bartha: A TÜKÖRKÉSZÍTÉS APOSTOLA: KRUDY JENŐ ( Memento from January 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (Hungarian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Krúdy, Jenő |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eugen von Krudy; Eugene de Krudy; Tiberius of the Grail |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian physician and amateur astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Szécsény |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 22, 1942 |
| Place of death | Budapest |